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Doing business in India 2009 is the first country specific subnational report of the doing business series that measures business regulations and their enforcement across India. Doing business in India 2009 covers 10 out of the 12 previously measured cities, and documents their progress. It adds 7 new locations, expanding the study to 17 locations. Comparisons with the rest of the world are based on the indicators in doing business 2009. The indicators in doing business in India 2009 are also comparable with the data in other subnational and regional doing business reports. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. Other areas that significantly affect business, such as a country's proximity to markets, the quality of infrastructure services (other than services related to the trading across borders indicator), the security of property from theft and looting, the transparency of government procurement, macroeconomic conditions, or the underlying strength of institutions, are not directly studied by doing business.

Introduction -- Three illustrative cases - facts and questions -- Overview of the key moments in the development of NATO -- Current institutional framework of NATO and NATO's decision making process -- The international legal personality of NATO -- Binding international obligations relevant to NATO's operations -- Attribution of wrongful acts to NATO -- Conclusions and recommendations

With increasing student mobility continuing to impact on the provision of educational services across the world, even more importance is now placed on positive intercultural interactions with and between international students and members of the host community. However, despite nationwide policies encouraging these interactions in New Zealand, limitations in the design of school structures and implementation of school practices have in some ways hindered the integration of international students and led to examples of separation instead. To illustrate these aspects, and using the acculturation strategies of separation, integration, marginalization and assimilation as an analytical framework, this article draws on data collected from 131 international students and 24 teachers at an international school in New Zealand. A snapshot is provided of where international students are positioned in the acculturation process, and further discussion focuses on two school-wide activities: Orientation, which is mandatory under the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016, and Cultural Week. Findings indicate that the espoused intentions of these practices were perceived differently by teachers and students. This article, therefore, suggests that for international students to achieve well academically and to integrate successfully into New Zealand, they must be provided with a high level of continued quality pastoral care services before, upon and after arrival.

The International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS) 2022 continues IEA's investigation into the ways in which young people understand and are prepared to be citizens in a world where contexts of democracy and civic participation continue to change. This assessment framework provides insight into the study's conceptual background, cognitive, affective-behavioral and contextual content, and assessment design. It also describes content relevant for the measurement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that is related to Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Countries that participated in ICCS 2009, ICCS 2016, and ICCS 2022 will be able to monitor changes in their students' civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement over time.

Following Government approval of a proposal by the Minister for Education and Science, an interdepartmental group was established with the remit of considering the question of the 'Internationalisation' of Irish education services. Issues that arose in the context of the group's work include quality assurance, immigration and visa issues and abuse of the system, need for better regulation, future marketing and promotion arrangements, academic and institutional supports for international students and scholarships.